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I was all ready to complain about Dave Gavitt going unmentioned in this post but the joke is on me. It's interesting to note that although this is a B1G/Big East match up it is not part of the 8 annual contests that make up the "Gavitt Games" series currently going on this week between the two conferences.

How far back do you have to go with the blog to get the reference? I've been reading for 8 years and I still don't get it. I love a good inside/running joke but there's gotta be a more effective phrase to solicit donations. Something like "Support the Blog" would get the point across without alienating new readers and potential donors.

Education and software/tech are probably the biggest industries around here so Boston would be a good choice for employment prospects. The big software/tech areas would be Kendall Square and the Rt. 128 belt. Teaching jobs are everywhere. I wouldn't buy a place until you both have landed jobs and get an idea of what your commutes will be like.

The housing stock is extremely old and expensive for what you get. That's the biggest drawback to living here. I'm a lifelong New Englander and I love my home but find it hard to justify paying these prices. You're coming from NYC though so it will actually be a little cheaper. Boston is not NYC as I'm sure you are aware since you've spent time here and your wife is fromNewton. It's much less cosmopolitan which can be both good and bad.

Poor guy fell asleep behind the wheel and drove into a pond because he's been practicing so hard and giving back to the community. This is a good lesson for athletes everywhere not to let their professional and charitable commitments become so numerous that it drives them to the point of exhaustion. Denard almost killed himself for us.

I love drinking and I love college sports but I don't think putting them together is such a good idea. I always thought one of the only admirable things the NCAA did was to leave that money on the table. It's one of the last remaining differences between college sports and the pros.

We legalized medical marijuana in Mass like 4 years ago and are still waiting for the first dispensary to open but I bet they'll have Draft Kings closed by Week 3. Typical Puritanical bull crap from this state.

I get a lot of enjoyment from reading your posts on here, listening to you on the MGoPodcast, following you on twitter, and checking in on the JCB. Here's to many more years of the entertaining and unique perspective you bring to this community. Go Jamie! Go Blue!

Vince has only missed 18 games in a 12 year career that has included 21 playoff appearences. Most of them were from 2 years ago when he tore his achilles. He came back last year and played all 16 games plus won the Super Bowl. I get why people are concerned about his age but he's gonna be fine. He's still doing things like this:

I think BC should be higher on that list in reality. I've lived around Boston for my entire life and have only known 2 non-alum BC fans. It's the combination of a lack of interest in college sports in the area and the fact that people really find BC to be arrogant and annoying.

Maybe if they were successful it would be different but they're not. They caught lightning in a bottle with Doug Flutie in the 80's and haven't done anything since. They fired their most successful recent football coach for daring to interview with the NFL and fired their most successful basketball coach of all time for no apparant reason. They are just the worst.

EDIT: I should also mention that if you do care about college sports in this area you were likely a Big East hoops fan and hold a grudge against BC for single-handidly starting its demise to go play schools below the Mason Dixon line. Did I mention I don't like BC?